September 15, 2015

Cover Reveal: The Secrets We Kept by Lily Velez

One year. That’s how long it’s been since childhood sweethearts Sully
Graham and Cadence Gilbertson broke up, since one adoption and one
out-of-state move turned their worlds upside down.

Suddenly, Cadence is back in New York City, but something’s different
about her. The light in her eyes, the music in her laughter, the warmth
in her smile—all of those things have entirely vanished. In their place
stand the makings of a girl Sully can’t even begin to recognize, much
less understand.

Still, despite the collective history of heartbreak between them,
he’s convinced he can win her trust again, and he’s committed to proving
the invincibility of their love no matter what it takes.

But Cadence is quietly harboring secrets of her own. Dark secrets.
Ugly secrets. Secrets that could break a person. And though broken
herself and unbearably lonely, she’s determined to protect Sully from
her terrible, biting truths. Even if it means locking him out of her
life forever.

The only problem is it seems her heart hasn’t quite received the
memo. One glimpse of him is all it takes for her to trip into familiar
(and, she’ll admit, addictive) feelings that threaten to all but consume
her. Now her biggest fear is that her secrets will begin to slowly
unravel one by one…long before Sully’s resolve ever does.

The Secrets We Kept is a moving story about first love,
friendship, and forgiveness, and the enduring bonds that forever connect
us and give us our strength.

Lily Velez has been writing stories since she was six years
old. Not much has changed since then. She still prefers the written word
and her overactive imagination over the ‘real world’ (though to be
fair, her stories no longer feature talking dinosaurs). A graduate of
Rollins College and a Florida native, when she's not reading or writing,
she spends most of her days wrangling up her pitbulls Noah and Luna,
planning exciting travel adventures, and nursing her addiction to
cheese. All this when she isn’t participating in the extreme sport known
as napping. You can learn more about Lily and her books at www.lilyvelezbooks.com.